Supreme Court · 2021 INSC 402 · Decided 13 August 2021
Kaptan Singh v. The State of Uttar Pradesh and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2021 INSC 402 · [2021] 8 S.C.R. 408
- Case number
- CRIMINAL APPEAL No. 787/2021
- Decided
- 13 August 2021
- Bench
- D.Y. CHANDRACHUD, M.R. SHAH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- IPC Section 147, 148, 149, 406, 329, 386, 467, 468; CrPC Section 482
Headnote
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973: s. 482 - Inherent powers of High Court - Exercise of - On facts, criminal proceedings u/ss. 147, 148, 149, 406, 329 and 386 IPC pending against the private respondents - High Court in exercise of powers u/s. 482 proceedings - Sustainability of - Held: Not sustainable - High Court exceeded its jurisdiction in quashing the criminal proceedings in exercise of powers u/s. 482 - High Court failed to consider the material collected during the investigation/inquiry and even the
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